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Title: The American's Tale Title Record # 94420
Author: Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 1880-12-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: First appeared in London Society, Christmas Number, 1880.
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Other Titles

Variant Titles Translations
Year Title
1880 The American's Tale [as by uncredited]
1893 The American's Tale [as by A. Conan Doyle]
2009 The American's Tale [as by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]
Year Language Title
1982Translated by Marjan Hilverda
Dutch Het verhaal van de Amerikaan
1990Translated by Catarina Lima
Portuguese A história que o americano contou
1990Translated by Marta Simonetti and Claudio De Nardi
Italian Il racconto dell'americano

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
London Society, Christmas Number 1880 1880-12-00 ed. Editors of London Society William Clowes and Sons      
unknown?The publication record was created from a secondary source and the publication format is unknown.
mag  
My Friend the Murderer and Other Mysteries and Adventures 1893-00-00 A. Conan Doyle Lovell, Coryell & Company     288
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Thrillers 1929-00-00 ed. uncredited Edward J. Clode  
$2.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
313
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 1979-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Dover Publications 0-486-23725-7
$6.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
302
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Lida Moser Checkmark
Mysterious Visions 1979-06-08 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Charles G. Waugh St. Martin's Press 0-312-55866-X
$15.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxvi+
516
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Gary La Sasso Checkmark
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 1979-08-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Dover Publications 0-486-23725-7
$4.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
302
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Lida Moser Checkmark
Mysterious Visions 1980-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Charles G. Waugh Robert Hale (Hale SF) 0-7091-8640-1
£6.95?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
xxvi+
516
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
The Best Science Fiction of Arthur Conan Doyle 1981-12-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Southern Illinois University Press 0-8093-1046-5
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
190
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Spannende science fiction 1982-00-00 ed. Martin Harry Greenberg, Joseph Olander, Charles G. Waugh Loeb (Anthologieën #6) 90-6213-317-7
ƒ29.50?ƒ: Dutch guilder. ISO code: NLG in 1810s-1999
423
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Kate Higgins Checkmark
Uncollected Stories: The Unknown Conan Doyle 1982-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Secker & Warburg 0-436-13301-6   xxiii+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Uncollected Stories: The Unknown Conan Doyle 1983-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Secker & Warburg 0-436-13301-6   xxiii+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Uncollected Stories: The Unknown Conan Doyle 1984-02-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Doubleday 0-385-19028-X
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xxiii+
456
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Jack Ribik  
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 1989-06-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Amereon House 0-8488-0752-9
$30.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
302
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
O Pé do Diabo 1990-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Livros do Brasil (Argonauta #399)     238
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll A. Pedro Checkmark
Il vampiro del Sussex 1990-04-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Fanucci Editore (I Miti di Cthulhu #35) 88-347-0099-6
Lit 15,000?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
229
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Chris Achilleos  
100 Creepy Little Creatures 1994-08-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-511-X
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xix+
585
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Kevin McGuinness  
100 Creepy Little Creatures 1995-07-00 ed. Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Weinberg Barnes & Noble Books 1-56619-919-0
$4.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xx+
585
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2004-05-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 1-55310-068-9
C$60.00?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
xxxviii+
460
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Paul Lowe  
Flora Curiosa: Cryptobotany, Mysterious Fungi, Sentient Trees, and Deadly Plants in Classic Science Fiction and Fantasy 2008-08-00 ed. Chad Arment Coachwhip Publications 978-1-930585-56-0
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
337
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth  
Vampire Stories 2009-00-00 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Skyhorse Publishing 978-1-60239-797-2
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
271
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Adam Bozarth Checkmark
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-216-8
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Lowe  
The Captain of the 'Pole-Star': Weird and Imaginative Fiction 2012-02-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Ash-Tree Press 978-1-55310-217-5
$7.99?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Paul Lowe Checkmark
The Best Supernatural Tales of Arthur Conan Doyle 2016-00-00 Arthur Conan Doyle Dover Publications 978-0-486-23725-1
$14.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
xiv+
302
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Lida Moser  
Gothic Tales 2016-10-01 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics Hardback Collection) 978-0-19-873429-1
£16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
592
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Gothic Tales 2016-10-20 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press 978-0-19-105363-4
£16.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Gothic Tales 2018-03-22 Arthur Conan Doyle Oxford University Press (Oxford World's Classics) 978-0-19-873430-7
£9.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
592
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Weird Trails 2019-00-00 ed. Jeffrey Linscott, Cynthia Ward, Charles G. Waugh Sam Teddy Publishing 978-1-943022-20-5
$18.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
vi+
304
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Checkmark
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic 2019-08-22 ed. Daisy Butcher The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5229-1
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
285
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Enrique Bernardou Checkmark
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic 2019-08-22 ed. Daisy Butcher The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-6490-4
£2.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
anth Enrique Bernardou  
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic 2019-10-01 ed. Daisy Butcher The British Library (British Library Tales of the Weird) 978-0-7123-5335-9
£8.99?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
288
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
anth Enrique Bernardou  
Evil Roots: Killer Tales of the Botanical Gothic 2022-02-01 ed. Daisy Butcher ISIS Audio Books (British Library Tales of the Weird)      
digital audio download?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.
anth Enrique Bernardou Checkmark
Vampire Stories date unknown Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Clydesdale 978-1-939082-94-7
$7.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
ix+
271
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
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